2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human development and family studies is the #88 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for human development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human development majors pursuing a .

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

8 Degrees

#9 in Quality in North Carolina

$7,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for human development and family studies students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

15 Degrees

#15 in Quality in North Carolina

$7,468 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.

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#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

26 Degrees

#4 in Quality in North Carolina

$9,131 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State also made our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors for Human Development

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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